Year 2, Month 8 – Phantom Safehouse, Off-Grid Sector
The mask sat quietly on the table.
The Phantom stood before a screen — no shirt, shadow-wrapped, body sculpted to destruction.
Rico waited near the door, silent.
Damon finally spoke:
"Pull the target file.
Let's make the world listen."
System Check-In: Global Contract Terminal – Black Sigil Tier
Check-In Complete
– Reward: $18,000
– New Contract Accepted:
→ Target: Emir Hadad
→ Location: Dubai
→ Bounty: $1,000,000
→ Conditions: No public trace. No known weapon. Confirmed kill by sundown.
Note: This target is protected by Vatican shadow protocol and international intel net.
System Comment:
"This hit makes history.
If you succeed…
your name becomes nightmare-level."
Damon's Crew Brief
Rico: Scouting comms, blackout perimeter.
Vix: Weapon loadout and infiltration logistics.
Damon: Alone on the strike.
No one argued.
They had seen the results too many times.
Meanwhile – Nova Leaves St. Monarch
She walked through the gates with one duffel, no goodbye.
Arielle asked:
"You still believe he's out there?"
Nova looked back once.
Eyes fierce.
"Not believe. Know.
He's just waiting until he's too strong to be stopped."
The Hit – Dubai, 8:43 PM
Phantom arrived without being seen.
No jet. No passport. No trace.
By 9:12 PM, Emir Hadad's high-security penthouse had lost power.
By 9:14 PM, the guards were unconscious — not dead.
At 9:15 PM, Damon stood over Hadad's sleeping body.
He didn't shoot.
He whispered.
"You built an empire from stolen children."
Then he touched the man's temple with a small silver coin.
By 9:16 PM, Hadad stopped breathing.
Heart imploded — with no sign of trauma.
System Update – Reputation Surge
Tier Advanced: Phantom – International Omega Classification
– You are now classified as an uncontainable ghost-tier entity.
– Vatican protocol BLACK THORN initiated.
– Underworld forums flooded with questions:
"Who is the Phantom?"
"Is he even real?"
"Can anyone find him?"
Answer: No. Not even close.
Final Scene – ARCHAIOS Whisper
Damon stood at a desert ridge, mask reflecting moonlight.
His system pulsed alive.
"You now have what most fear.
Power without origin.
Force without face.
But power always draws the dark, Damon.
Even monsters know fire."
He turned.
Silence behind him.
But something ancient had just turned its gaze back toward the earth.
And it saw him.